boots !!??!!??

[Roxie]

i was planning on giving my pony a full clip but i want to do hunting and xc on him and want his legs to have protection because they will be bare. can anyone recommend good boots that would suit him

thanks

 

[callmelucky]

can you not just leave his legs hairy if your worried?

 

[mcnaughty]

You will need different boots for different disciplines but hunting is usually a good quality xc/event boot - something that allows a good circulation of air as hot tendons are NOT good and definately nothing that can absorb water and mud like fleece. Equilibrium do some really nice ones, as do Woofwear. A bit of hair is not going to make that much difference to protection especially as your pony is kept in. In fact a lot of hunters have all their hair removed as it makes washing them down after a hard day much easier. Also easier to check for any thorns and little cuts.

 

[Roxie]

well my ponys new and his previous owner said they left his legs unclipped because they were doing hunting and then i was worried if he was prone to scratching his legs and preferred more on his legs as they seem to know a lot about him. was justing asking peoples opinion

 

[Roxie]

reply to callmelucky

i was planning on getting legs off cause he's hard to wash and because he looks and works better with less hair on

 

[Zargon_91]

Trizone do some called allsport boots which are really good.

 

[Ellen Durow]

i was planning on giving my pony a full clip but i want to do hunting and xc on him and want his legs to have protection because they will be bare. can anyone recommend good boots that would suit him

thanks

It was standard clipping proceedure when my current horse was hunting to leave legs on. (Well you know what I mean!) It protects them to a certain degree and it can protect against mudrash.

We used to use ordinary brushing boots but he is a sturdy Irish Draft. Might have used something more sophisticated if he's been a TB or other fine boned chap.

 

[Foxhunter49]

I have seen more injuries from horses wearing boots out hunting than I have when they do not have them! Mud gets down them and causes rubs. You are also far more likely to get thorns in the legs without hair than with.

To say he doesn't like water - tough, teach him to stand for having the mud washed off his legs with the hose.